The secretariat has participated in conferences, seminars, workshops and other events in various countries to promote and raise awareness about the Convention and its Protocol at the international level, and has arranged for other representatives of the Convention and Protocol bodies to participate. } Central management of the Aarhus Clearinghouse and promotion through online social media; provision of advice to and coordination of national and information nodes of the clearinghouse mechanism; information sharing and promotion of electronic tools through maintaining online databases for jurisprudence and national implementation reports, and maintaining online case studies on (a) public participation at the national level, and (b) public participation in international forums. Two studies one on standing in selected countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and another on standing, remedies and costs in countries of South-Eastern Europe were finalized and made available online. The Task Force took note of the draft summary report on the results of the survey on the implementation of the recommendations on electronic information tools (decision II/3) (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.3) and its accompanying document (AC/TF.AI-5/Inf.5/Add.1). Turning to implementation of compliance-related tasks, since 5 March 2015 the Compliance Committee has held its forty-eighth, forty-ninth, fiftieth and fifty-first meetings. Furthermore, delegates shared their experience in carrying out multi-stakeholder dialogues with a view to removing barriers to access to justice. The GMO Amendment to the Convention and the Protocol to the Convention on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers were also ratified at this time. At its fifth meeting (Geneva, 1011 October 2016), the Task Force on Access to Information continued the exchange of information, good practices and recent legislative, policy and practical developments on promoting public access to environmental information. To date, there are more than 70 cases in the database. Following the failure of Portugal, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkmenistan to submit their national implementation reports for the 2014 reporting cycle by the deadlines set by the Meeting of the Parties, these Parties were invited to submit their reports by 1 October 2014. It entered into force on 30 October 2001. //$( ".cnt00" ).hide(); Workshop(s); survey(s); advisory support to, and cooperation with, relevant bodies under the In an advisory capacity, the secretariat continued to support ongoing initiatives to implement principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, namely: (a) the Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance for the project on the promotion of the Guidelines for the Development of National Legislation on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Bali Guidelines), led by UNEP; and (b) the Access for All initiative, launched at the Eye on Earth Summit in December 2011 and led by the World Resource Institute, which seeks to provide a platform for global promotion of Principle 10. .region-content-1-3-right h2{ border-bottom: 3px solid #025394!important; top: -90px!important; table, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td{ margin: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: top; font: inherit; } } font-size: 16px!important; The Committee currently has 35 pending cases, consisting of 34 pending communications and 1 pending request. $('.typo3content').html("

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2. SPECA"); Ralph Hallo European Environmental Bureau (EEB). 87): 09 Apr 2003 : In Force : C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. It includes decisions issued by courts of law or other bodies that make reference to the Convention or its principles, and includes summaries in English and decisions in the original language and in English, when available. } $(this).parents().addClass("show-menu"); margin: auto!important; } } Following the proposed approval of the Motion by the Dil, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will arrange deposit of the formal instruments with the United Nations. }); In this context, the Committee prepared a number of documents with the support of the secretariat: Technical assistance activities may involve specific projects in countries needing assistance, including training workshops, guidance materials and expert assistance. The secretariat provided an ongoing substantive support to the preparations for the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference. else{ The database promotes the exchange of jurisprudence concerning the Convention and facilitates the work on access to justice. Although the Database is updated regularly and attempts to ensure accuracy and reliability of the data displayed on these web pages, it may still contain some inaccuracies, which will have to be corrected over the next months. float: left; In addition to capacity-building activities mentioned under other areas of work to build synergies and enhance coordination with partners, the secretariat continuously maintained close cooperation with United Nations partner agencies and other international organizations, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), OSCE, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The secretariat took part in the Aarhus Centres annual meeting (Vienna 2122 November 2016), highlighting the main focus of the activities under the Convention in the context of transition to green economy and implementing 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and also delivered a presentation on the project Strengthening the capacities of Aarhus Centres in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in order to enhance awareness of local communities. The secretariat took part in the Aarhus Centres annual meeting (Vienna, 34 June 2015), highlighting the main focus of the activities under the Convention in the current intersessional period and the potential role of Aarhus Centres in their implementation. In particular, delegates discussed what decisions, acts or omissions could be the subject of administrative appeal and judicial review in accordance with article 9 of the Convention, what could be the grounds for their review and to what extent both procedural and substantive issues might be reviewed. Monitor technical developments in information and communication technology. text-transform: capitalize!important; The secretariat also provided input on promoting the principles of the Convention in international forums for the round table Climate change and response strategies in the context of sustainable development of the Republic of Belarus (Minsk, 24 April 2015), which looked at the countrys contribution to the preparations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is the only Party that failed to submit a national implementation report for both the 2011 and 2014 reporting cycles. Requests by international forums for advisory support from the Aarhus secretariat are noticeably increasing, though it is not always able to respond fully due to its limited capacity. $(this).next().removeClass("hide-menu"); In addition to capacity-building activities mentioned under other areas of work to build synergies and enhance coordination with partners, during the reporting period the secretariat continuously maintained close cooperation with United Nations partner agencies and other international organizations, including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). In addition, the Committee received one submission by a Party concerning another Partys compliance and, in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 53 of the report of the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.PP/2014/2), one request from a Party for advice or assistance. Ireland completed and submitted our National Implementation Reports in 2014, 2017 and 2021. The secretariat also contributed to the work of other international forums dealing with access to environmental information and electronic information tools. width: 100%; if ($('.sections').length > 0){ display:block; In Part I, the focus is on Geoengineering, Politics, and the Planet. In accordance with paragraph 7 (b) of decision V/4, and at the request of the UNFCCC secretariat, the Aarhus secretariat provided expert advisory assistance to the UNFCCC secretariat with respect to observer engagement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. The secretariat also continued to maintain and populate a jurisprudence database accessible through the Conventions web page and the Aarhus Clearinghouse. One precedent before the ratification of the Aarhus Convention is C-201/02. //-->
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   2. SPECA"); padding: 15px; The Attorney Generals Office has recently confirmed that the State is now in a position to ratify the Convention. Preface by Michel Chossudovsky. The Minister stated my objective is to make Ireland an environmental leader. clear: both; The secretariat also continued to maintain and populate a jurisprudence database accessible through the Conventions web page and the Aarhus Clearinghouse. It includes decisions issued by courts of law or other bodies that make reference to the Convention or its principles, and includes summaries in English and decisions in the original language and in English, when available. Expert assistance to regional and global initiatives on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration; support to relevant events organized by others; missions and assistance to countries organized at the request of host Governments, with a focus on States that have expressed formal interest in becoming Parties to the Convention. The secretariat has provided ongoing advisory support upon request to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and designated focal points for the initiative on a possible regional convention on access rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. font-size: 16px!important; } The Compliance Committee is also continuing its work on revising the guide to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee. The amendment on public participation in decisions on the deliberate release into the environment and placing on the market of genetically modified organisms was adopted by the Meeting of the Parties at its second session (Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2527 May 2005). The Spanish ratification of the Aarhus Convention developed the content of these three rights under the environmental field and reinforced them by requesting a real and effective exercise. } THE AARHUS CONVENTION:Its history, content and ratificationRalph HalloEuropean Environmental Bureau (EEB) Colloquium on 'A Citizen's Right to a Clean Environment' Montreal, 29-30 September 2005. } #slick-views-homepages-field-blocks-block-2-1 .slick-list h5{font-size:13px!important; font-family:"Open Sans";font-weight:normal!important} During the period 20162017, the objective of horizontal support activities was to provide overall support that covered multiple substantive areas of the work programme, inter alia, through secretarial support and staff training. Convention Date Status Note; C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. Annual inter-agency coordination meetings; maintaining the Conventions web pages with information on capacity-building activities; use of the Aarhus Clearinghouse to facilitate exchange of information on good practices; training workshops and technical assistance, mostly separately funded under other substantive work areas; capacity-building activities at the national and subregional levels, which are expected to be funded by partners. } $len2 = $('.block-local-tasks-block ul li a:contains("Editar")').length; Also in an advisory capacity, the secretariat continued to support ongoing initiatives to implement principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, namely: (a) the Advisory Group on International Environmental Governance for the project on the promotion of the Guidelines for the Development of National Legislation on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Bali Guidelines), led by UNEP; and (b) the Access for All initiative, launched at the Eye on Earth Summit in December 2011 and led by the World Resources Institute, which seeks to provide a platform for global promotion of Principle 10. The secretariat took part in a meeting of experts convened by the Access Initiative and the World Resources Institute to discuss and refine a draft set of indicators, to be known as the Aarhus Index, to test the legal transposition and practical implementation of the Aarhus Convention (Dublin, 1314 July 2015). Ireland ratified the Aarhus Convention on 20 June 2012. ]]> Representatives of the ECE Committee on Environmental Policy and the governing bodies of the ECE multilateral environmental agreements continued to liaise at informal meetings to exchange information on priorities under the agreements and to identify and discuss possible areas of cooperation and synergy in the light of recent and future key developments in the area of the environment. #slick-views-homepages-field-blocks-block-11-2 .slick__slide{text-align:left; padding:15px!important} And food through access rights Aarhus Convention in international forums deuximement, ratification. 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